No. 16 in Icelandic
upp
"Upp" means "up" in English.
In a sentence
Hann gekk upp fjallið án þess að stoppa.
He walked up the mountain without stopping.
In this sentence, "upp" is used as a preposition indicating upward movement or direction, literally meaning 'up'.
Við vöknuðum upp við undarlega hljóð.
We woke up to strange sounds.
Here, "upp" is used as part of a verb phrase to indicate the completion of the action 'waking up'.
Hún setti bækurnar upp á hilluna.
She placed the books up on the shelf.
In this example, "upp" indicates a higher relative position or movement upwards to the shelf.
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